Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9aab46159acc4dc3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.2 KB Created: 2021-07-04 03:59:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: c8343581595e1c8da477e027409fbde3 SHA-1: 4af850a40a835fce194c3dd728e4d83daf344bc4 SHA-256: 9aab46159acc4dc3b781c6ad2cc391ccdb4c05402555f540a5dcc2accb308ebb
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9938

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://auapp.ch/userfiles/files/jadenamefen.pdf
    • https://spiuruguay.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nakupek.pdf
    • http://volvo-cars.jp/js/upload/files/85868005839.pdf
    • http://geose.ru/userfiles/file/61428455125.pdf
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/90672745827.pdf
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t5a94s4t5r6t26fkokbsisv2e3/sejumunotiwuvimivexomop.pdf
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091d64149884---15357073276.pdf
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730bd9192e9---malotemufomov.pdf
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a66b75109e---93576884308.pdf
    • https://locoffice.ru/userfiles/file/gapodibiziwesanowenise.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/22666168162.pdf
    • http://bscartridge.com/pic/79001211130.pdf
    • https://acornschoolcharleston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/372e7485166bd3395a18fd32af03ae32/94227972829.pdf
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bf3225328041d6e0ddcf4557a9bdf84/62966590375.pdf
    • https://notofthisgalaxy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t2sfa7sesfoipvtua6cufc7340/zemubemawezatozojuxiditog.pdf
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/16060513265.pdf
    • http://langfordfinancialservices.com/userfiles/files/tawisiwajolis.pdf
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160774fe6e5700---xawesasutil.pdf
    • http://host.keraladreamhomes.com/~viswabrahmathach/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/19068402143.pdf
    • https://gmnavarra.es/ckeditor/files/wiparezove.pdf
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071faf27e4a8---28335613456.pdf
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sa74kdsj27q58ia0fiv7s3f2jg/dakemazumamepifupiza.pdf
    • http://hglobaltour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210612_25C60C08733E3AEA.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=howard+university+admissions+essay
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012907.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12907 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00014119.bin
bf916869487642f3f8e624c454d73f7c63892e2228b40190f02e66039e1448e6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14119 17004 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00016d27.bin
c1932a5dc5fa2f0d1cbbe49149071d9ee7de0e566bdf1d600ea6a9b7948b6804
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16D27 10720 bytes